Global Commercial Manager Commercial Planning & Business Development (m/f/d)

The ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Group stands for tradition and continuous growth – both nationally and internationally. The Kitchen division specializes in the manufacture and sale of high-quality products for the modern kitchen. Innovative strength is invested equally in products and processes, enabling the company to respond quickly to changing market requirements. Thanks to a strong international brand portfolio with the core brands ZWILLING, STAUB, MIYABI, BALLARINI, and DEMEYERE, as well as global sales and production companies, ZWILLING J.A. Henckels is a leader in the premium consumer goods sector.

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Global Commercial Manager Commercial Planning & Business Development (m/f/d)

Commercial Strategy & Business Development

• Lead the development of business cases for new initiatives, including market entry strategies, channel expansions and portfolio plays.
• Translate strategic opportunities into financially sound plans, supported by robust modelling, sensitivity analyses, and clearly articulated assumptions.
• Support the creation and refinement of global commercial roadmaps that drive sustainable revenue, growth, and profitability.
• Own the annual commercial planning cycle and support it across all regions and markets.
• Ensure alignment of market-specific plans with global strategy, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities.
• Facilitate decision-making by providing high-quality commercial insights and synthesized strategic recommendations.

Market Intelligence & Performance Management

• Develop and maintain market scorecards, integrating KPIs, competitive analysis, channel performance, and customer development metrics.
• Conduct regular commercial performance checks to identify trends, outliers, and improvement levers.
• Support global markets with analytical insights that enhance forecasting quality and commercial execution.

Channel & Customer Strategy

• Lead channel profitability planning and scenario modelling across owned and third-party channels.
• Create customer development roadmaps in collaboration with regional teams, ensuring consistent, scalable global frameworks.
• Contribute to shaping a holistic distribution strategy aligned with brand, commercial, and financial objectives.

• Master's degree in business economic or similar study.
• Proven track record in (inhouse) consulting, corporate strategy, or business development, ideally in a global consumer goods environment.
• Strong financial modelling skills and deep analytical orientation to build business cases.
• High comfort level with financial metrics, forecasting, KPIs, and performance management.
• Experience working with global stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, influence without authority, and drive alignment across regions.
• Solid commercial understanding of consumer goods, including channels, pricing, customers, and distribution.
• Self-starter mindset: proactive, curious, adaptable, and able to operate in fast-moving, evolving environments.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of creating clear storylines and executive-ready presentations.

• Flexible working hours
• Mobile working possible, coordination takes place within the team
• Company kindergarten
• Company restaurant
• Bicycle leasing
• Parking spaces for employees
• Discounts on ZWILLING products
• Permanent employment contracts